April 21, 2024, 5:37pm Northwest
Requesting college financial aid has not been easy this year because of technical glitches and processing backlogs with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. But Washington state college experts urge applicants to not lose sight of the benefit: getting more money to attain a higher education. Read story
April 21, 2024, 5:26pm Northwest
Washington is heading into a new stage as it tries to develop better systems for responding to mental health crises: It's placing counselors for its 988 mental health crisis hotline alongside staff who answer 911 calls. Read story
April 21, 2024, 2:20pm Northwest
An Idaho sheriff's deputy died after being shot by a driver during a traffic stop, and a man believed to be the shooting suspect was later fatally shot by police, authorities said Sunday. Read story
April 21, 2024, 2:01pm Election
The last time Washington Republicans met in person for a state convention, they were not yet sold on Donald Trump. Read story
April 21, 2024, 6:05am Editor's Choice
How much should Washington tax the rich? Read story
April 21, 2024, 6:00am Latest News
Twenty years ago this month, a detention center for immigrants facing possible deportation opened for business in Tacoma. People have called for its closure ever since, but a contractor continues to run it, raking in millions in profits each year. Read story
April 21, 2024, 6:00am Entertainment
In some ways, it’s hard to believe it’s been six years since Pearl Jam last played Seattle, when their ballyhooed Home Shows drummed up more than $11 million for local homelessness organizations. Between a barrage of side projects and lead singer Eddie Vedder’s and guitarist Mike McCready’s penchants for onstage… Read story
April 21, 2024, 6:00am Northwest
Aside from his bike pins and bow ties, and the holiday fruit cakes he delivers to colleagues, Earl Blumenauer has carved out his own niche in the House. Read story
April 21, 2024, 5:54am Northwest
You might think of environmental justice as an old concept, old as the environmental movement itself. Read story
April 20, 2024, 6:01am Northwest
A new Idaho organization says it will ask voters to restore abortion access and other reproductive health care rights in the state after lawmakers let a second legislative session end without modifying strict abortion bans that have been blamed for a recent exodus of health care providers. Read story